Forgotton Great dances

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Christopher D

20-08-2016

Can't believe I'm starting a thread but here goes.

Hopefully it will be a feel good thread to remember some great but perhaps forgotten dances of the past.

My choice is Mark Ramprakash Sambahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNZM6hbKT6g

Not as well known as his AT and Salsa but an enjoyable dance which I think got 36 points.

Sarah777

20-08-2016

I have so many. Since we are talking about my all time fav Mark, I will start off with
Mark and Karen's AT.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jvZhbAUk8P0

I am going for my all time favourites than forgotten.

ABCZYX

20-08-2016

Cherie and James' Rumba. Beautiful, tender and moving. It remains my favourite rumba on the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sPKd4dFKzE

Ano

20-08-2016

Matt baker and Aliona Vilanis charleston! VW also loved that foxtrot oh and not forgetting that samba.. I could go on but there's too many to name 😀😀

Ann_Dancer

20-08-2016

Yes, Mark was a great all rounder and produced some great performances.

I am going to choose 3 dances which were far from perfect, but which were not only greatly entertaining, but also embodied the spirit of each dance and showed off Ian Waite's excellent choreography

Zoe and Ian's tango: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg8neixzZtU
Denise and Ian's quickstep www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNkExUcCKg8
Zoe and Ian's samba www.youtube.com/watch?v=epo4AHMKGMw

bendymixer

20-08-2016

Alesha and Matt's Tango https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWK-ywK0bKY

captain_cherub

20-08-2016

Penny Lancaster's samba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On8TUDt0LuQ

I will never stop stanning for this dance, for so many reasons (I once wrote a humungous essay on all the different reasons I love it on this forum, but the search function is rubbish so I can't find it now)

Doghouse Riley

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by captain_cherub:
“Penny Lancaster's samba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On8TUDt0LuQ

I will never stop stanning for this dance, for so many reasons (I once wrote a humungous essay on all the different reasons I love it on this forum, but the search function is rubbish so I can't find it now)”

Ignore the search facility.
Just Google "Digital Spy" and the thread title you wish to find.

tinyangel

20-08-2016

I'm not generally keen on halloween dances, but loved Harry Judd's ballroom tango.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEEcT-diIjs

aggs

20-08-2016

Julian Clary's Showdance.

DeiseDays

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by captain_cherub:
“Penny Lancaster's samba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On8TUDt0LuQ

I will never stop stanning for this dance, for so many reasons (I once wrote a humungous essay on all the different reasons I love it on this forum, but the search function is rubbish so I can't find it now)”

Googled it for you

Originally Posted by captain_cherub:
“Penny Lancaster Stewart and Ian's samba (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On8TUDt0LuQ)

1. It's a camp classic in its own right. Everything about it is screamingly camp, because it's a samba choreographed by Ian. Those Proud Marys. Teenage me was copying that opening walk for ages afterwards, because I found it so goddamn fabulous.
2. That episode was the first episode of Strictly I ever watched (it also had Kelly Brook's amazing rule-breaking American Smooth, which is another of my all-time favourites) so it was enough to get me hooked.
3. Not technically brilliant, and maybe not strictly a samba, but that's all kind of irrelevant because she absolutely sells the hell out of it.
4. These Boots Are Made For Walking is one of my favourite songs of all time, and the band do a not bad job on it, which is pretty high praise from me.
5. THOSE BOOTS. And that dress.
6. And then the Great British Public voted that dance into the bottom two FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. Over John Barnes (who was the Jamelia of his day, he pretty much LIVED in the dance-off), Kate Garraway, Kenny Logan, and Dominic Littlewood. This was the first sign to me that said voting public have absolutely no taste.
7. It was the dance that knocked out Gabby Logan, which I have mixed feelings about, because I love Gabby Logan and just how she can never hide her competitive streak (in every other panel show I've seen her on, she's so on edge whenever they're about to announce the winner, it's hilarious) which I find kind of cute/endearing. In my head, she'll come back one day and win Strictly All-Stars because the public have finally learnt to love and accept competitive women.
8. I have a kind of weird emotional connection, because I think every gay man has those moments when they get a bit closer to realising their true sexuality, and the... deep and specific way in which I appreciated this dance got me about 50% of the way there. So thank you, Ian Waite, I never thought a 90-second dance would have a significant impact on me like that.

Bit of a long, over-sharing post, but I don't think I could rattle on as long as that for any other dance on Strictly than that.”

My own favourite forgotten dance is Scott and Natalie's VW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iObi3bQ4BvE

thengp12

20-08-2016

Scott and Natalie: Tango

Gethin and Camilla: Jive

Matt and Aliona: Foxtrot

PinkDiamond

20-08-2016

Kara & Artem AS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksNVt9v9uCI

I absolutely love this dance and watch it often even though Artem didn't stick to the rules

Ochre

20-08-2016

Jill and Darren's Paso Doble

Gethin and Camilla's Jive

Lisa and Brendan's Quickstep

captain_cherub

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by DeiseDays:
“Googled it for you

My own favourite forgotten dance is Scott and Natalie's VW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iObi3bQ4BvE”

Ahhhhhh thank you so much, that's appreciated

An Thropologist

20-08-2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoHaSQWAs38

Not the best dancing ever in Strictly but the most authentic salsa probably and a really good effort. In fact virtually the only authentic salsa.

Sarah777

20-08-2016

Rachel and Vincent's Rumba.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YKCiCj90RYo

Sandy_Andrews

20-08-2016

Louis and Flavia's Salsa :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znOnG5UIX8o

An Thropologist

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by Sarah777:
“I have so many. Since we are talking about my all time fav Mark, I will start off with
Mark and Karen's AT.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jvZhbAUk8P0

I am going for my all time favourites than forgotten.”

My all time favourite SCD moment too. It gave me goosebumps, made me cry and filled me with joy - all at once!

Ann_Dancer

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoHaSQWAs38

Not the best dancing ever in Strictly but the most authentic salsa probably and a really good effort. In fact virtually the only authentic salsa.”

It did look very easy and relaxed. Well partnered. Sort of partner you'd hope to meet socially.

Ochre

20-08-2016

Thank you for the link, I loved that dance.

I also remember Heather and Brian's Salsa (dance from 2:06).

Ellie1967

20-08-2016

Matt & Flavia's jive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfMKi58Rz40

Rachel & Vincent's ballroom tango (one of my fav ever dresses too)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpWoSQgYp6U

Kelly & Brendan's Viennese Waltz (Mainly for the song

)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz68iVHVw_w

An Thropologist

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by Ann_Dancer:
“It did look very easy and relaxed. Well partnered. Sort of partner you'd hope to meet socially.”

I could think of worse things than to bump into John Barnes socially in a salsa club.

An Thropologist

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by Ochre:
“Thank you for the link, I loved that dance.

I also remember Heather and Brian's Salsa (dance from 2:06).”

Ha ha that was the other one. I couldn't remember either of their names though. A momentry lapse of memory I hope, possibly linked to grape juice consumption!

Ochre

20-08-2016

Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“Ha ha that was the other one. I couldn't remember either of their names though. A momentry lapse of memory I hope, possibly linked to grape juice consumption!”

Now that sounds like a plan.

A couple more forgotten favourites of mine . . .

Louisa and Vincent's Jive

Natalie and Artem's Argentine Tango

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